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Recent Examples of decertify
This isn’t the first time the Oval Office has moved to decertify a union representing federal workers.
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Lancaster also agreed to voluntarily decertify as a police officer, ending his nearly 30 years of service to the Chicago Police Department.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Technically, yes – DHS (through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s SEVP program) has the authority to certify and decertify schools for participation in the F-1 student visa program. . . .
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Harvard’s strongest argument may be that DHS did not follow its regulations in decertifying the university, which would violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Lancaster also agreed to voluntarily decertify as a police officer, ending his nearly 30 years of service to the Chicago Police Department.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Technically, yes – DHS (through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s SEVP program) has the authority to certify and decertify schools for participation in the F-1 student visa program. . . .
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Harvard’s strongest argument may be that DHS did not follow its regulations in decertifying the university, which would violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
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This week also saw big news from the quantum startup Quantinuum, and DARPA announced eleven companies advanced to the second stage of its quantum benchmarking initiative, which aims to either validate or invalidate the approaches taken by companies in the program.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The issue is not me … Do not invalidate [Nia’s] experience by trying to shift the blame on her mother.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Supreme Court ruling nullified the state's ban.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The phrase ‘regulate…importation’ is surrounded by verbs like ‘nullify, void, prevent, and prohibit,’ so it, too, should be interpreted broadly — to include tariffs.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Voting for these candidates will not disqualify ballots, but votes cast for those candidates will not be counted, said Sherry Poland, executive director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Nov. 2025
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After attorneys representing James filed a motion challenging Halligan's appointment as unlawful, Judge Walker ordered that the motion be consolidated with the already ongoing effort to disqualify her in the case against Comey.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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